Split Decision Episode 2

[billmcdee]

There will now be a follow-up toss up.

Here's a preliminary visual.





I will go into further detail later as right now I'm off to the office.

More to come...

[billmcdee]

By a majority of 7 votes to 2 for toss-ups being worth money, I'm going to incorporate that starting with episode #2.

The puzzle toss-ups will be worth $25 if the first player who rings in correctly solves it.  And by doing so, they will get control of the deck of cards and will place the first 3 cards on the game board.

If the first player who rings in either gives an incorrect answer, passes, or fails to answer by the posted deadline, the other player will win the toss-up by default plus control of the cards, but no money will be awarded.

Whichever player wins that puzzle toss up will then get to go first in a follow up toss up game.  Instead of another word puzzle, the player in control will choose from one of 13 boxes on the board that I showcased earlier.

Hidden behind each box is one card value, from a 2 all the way up to an Ace.

The player who is in control will select one of the unrevealed boxes and a card value will be revealed.  

After seeing it, they can either keep it or pass it to their opponent.

If the player in control draws either the highest or the lowest remaining available card on the board, they will instantly win the HIGH CARD Toss-Up and will then determine control of the next card from the game deck.

If the player in control draws any other card, they can elect to keep it or pass it to the other player and go again.  This will be the advantage in winning the puzzle toss up.

No money is awarded for the HIGH CARD toss-ups, just for correct answers to the puzzle toss-ups.

After game 1 of the match, the HIGH CARD toss-up board will have the cards reshuffled.

If the match is tied after game 2, those cards will be reshuffled once more for the one hand game 3 tie-breaker.

I did this for a couple of reasons.  First, the last episode used up 22 word puzzles, and I'd like to make those last a bit longer if I can.  Second, by awarding money for correct toss up puzzle solutions only, the most a player can win in any one game from the toss-ups alone is $125.  I didn't want the potential for one player to solve all 10 toss ups in one game and win $250, which is what is won for winning the game.  That is the method behind my madness